India vs New Zealand: The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand is being played today at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. As part of this, Team India won the toss and chose to bat first.
The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand is being played today at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. As part of this, Team India won the toss and chose to bat first. With this, the New Zealand team will bowl first. The New Zealand team will play an ODI on Indian soil after five years. The last match was held in October 2017. After that India won the 3 ODI series 2-1. New Zealand have not won any of the 6 ODI series they have played in India.
By winning this match, the Indian team hopes to get out of the ongoing defeat against the Kiwis in ODIs for the last 4 years. Meanwhile, New Zealand will look to continue their winning campaign against India in this format. India won the last ODI against New Zealand on February 3, 2019 in Wellington.
Both teams..
Team India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami
New Zealand Playing XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (keeper/captain), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Henry Shipley, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner